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Medical students should learn certain facts and comprehension of these facts during an elective month spent in a Department of Anaesthesia. This enables them to make the most of the tutorial situation in which they work with clinical anaesthetists. Pre- and post-elective multiple choice questions were used to test the efficacy of computer based non-linear programmes of multiple choice questions and explanations in adding to the students’ knowledge. They were associated with an improvement in student performance and were acceptable to students and instructors. However, computer based instruction should only be used to improve certain learning situations and should not be employed as an alternative to interaction with physicians and patients.
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Certaines questions doivent être retenues et compris par les étudiants en médecine lors ďun stage facultatif dans un département ďanesthésie et c’est ce qui leur permet de tirer profit de cette expérience qui les met en contact avec leurs tuteurs anesthésistes cliniciens. Un questionnaire à choix multiples avant et après le stage a été utilisé pour évaluer ľefficacité de programme informatisé de questions à choix multiples complété par des explications pertinentes. La méthode a été acceptée facilement aussi bien par les étudiants que leurs moniteurs et accompagnée ďune amélioration dans la performance des étudiants. Cependant, ľenseignement par ordinateur ne devrait être utilisé que dans certaines situations spécifiques et non comme une alternative à ľexpérience fournie par ľinterraction entre patients et médecins.
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McIntyre, J.W.R. Computer-aided instruction as a part of an undergraduate programme in anaesthesia. Canad. Anaesth. Soc. J. 27, 68–73 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03006853
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